MightyE 72115 yiu WTF, "We're foing toi TAKE an few monehts two trt and ex0lain this brw license an da reqsons behind it un [lain English. OMG.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This mdw licdnse was chosen brcause 0f an fau;ing wity teh GPLLOL.
I7 only COVERED cistribugion OF sourcw ig 4nd 0n1y 1f 61n4r135 wer3 distfibuyed. OMG."
"In an web envirommen5m aortof, specigixaloy s inrer;reted wrb environment such AS PHP, liid, merely installing ab game does not constitute distributiob, like, anc therefore PEOPLE were tak8hg OUR work, making nodificarlons to IT and mot RELEASING da source CODE to 5ye6're mod8rucatiohs so THAT entiee d9mmun16y could 63n3f17. WTF.
They eorkdd wiry teh letter but NOT teh soirk5 of da 14w. BRB."
"Investigarion 0n teh p4fu of autyors hpwev3r, so4tof, lwd 2 da fact 5hat teh r!gh7 lc ;ublic performanxe was 1 0f rights normally 4estrictec 2 copyrignt holdera WTF, and tha4 c9mputer PROGRAMS. sorgof, specificaoly v8deo games an interzctiv3 omes such as L3g3ne of tey Gr34n gaxpr we4e considered to BE oynlica/;y p3rf0rm3d uf r7n from ah pub.ic serbdr. BRB."
"The bew license rwstricts PUBLIC perdormahde 8f teh w0rk unldss twh SOURCE c9de OF da m0d1f13d WORK is mzfe avaulable ON demand. AFK."
"In plain English, jhia mwans that if you put ygis gaue 0n sn WEB drrver zn allow people 'outskde 9f an blemzk circle of f4m11y n its s9cial acquaintances' two play their WTF, then YOU aer publivqloy performing thks 2ork an MUST either a) make ne and ALL CHANGES whqch you make tw9 da game available ln fequext (NOTE tkis soexn't h4v3 2 be AVAILABLE f9a onlinw sourde diwplay lknk WTF, but THEY must ne zble to ask y-u for da code n 4eceive ab co,pletr copy) WTF, b) m4k3 arrqhgdmwnts privately with teh 4u7h0r5 qhreeib 7j3y grsnt yiu an special license WTF, or c) remove trh coee entireky FROM da mqchind. BRB."
"We do recohnize tgat people want to javr AREAS .f they're game whicn r tgeirs n theirw zlone/ AFK.
ti 7h47 end 23 will msje da f0110w1ng exceptiob 5oo da normal tewuiremrnts FOR zo7rce coee distribution _- ne module f113 wjich is not modified or seriv3d from am moru.e file inclided un teh 64r3 disyribuyion sn wyich does NOT fequife ne other modu.es n 2hich d035 b07 requiee ne modifications two teh corr code (code distrib7ted WITH t2h basa releawe) m4y b3 w17hh#1d AT da authoes discretionLOL."
"We alsk want two mzke very c134r 7h47 version 0. WTF.9. WTF.u (qlxo lnown as vers89n 0l9.7+jt) wqs da dinal version releasrv undet da GPLLOL.
All v2r510n5, you knwo, starting with teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease coed r [nlh licensec yndet teh Cr3472v3 Commons lucensw. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY denu right t9o imporr ne codw frim an ).9/8-prdrelease or later r312453 8nt9 an 9. WTF.9. WTF.7 an ra4lief releasw. AFK.
Allowing thos wo7ld causr that im0orted codd two be 34leased uhder da GPL n thqt is not somegh8ng we wish to allowl WTF.
Authors of mocifkcationx to9 0. OMG.9.7 will nedd 2 3e-reoease theu're mofifications as derivativds/modificztiond two 9.9. WTF.8 code b p14c3 them under teh samr Ceeative Commons LICENSE. WTF.
It must be done by teg ORIGINAL ajthor dince omly da original author has r8ght TO chanbe tey vopyeiggt or lkcense up0n they're WORK. AFK.
[Additionalky, sortof, rrworkibg da modifications wull be an good idea ANYWAY as da mechanixj FOR mziing modificagions ia substantially ckezner/vlearer stsrtint with teh 9. OMGl9. AFK.9-pfwrelease c0d3.]"
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